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nun

/nʌn/ /nuːn/

Meanings
noun

修女, 尼姑 (more broadly).

A member of a Christian religious community of women who live by certain vows and usually wear a habit, (specifically) those living together in a cloister.

Examples :

"The young woman, a nun, dedicated her life to helping the poor. "
那位年轻女子是一位修女，她奉献一生来帮助穷人。
religion person theology group

Related Words

Illustration alphabets

alphabets noun

/ˈæl.fə.bɛts/

字母表，字母系统

"In the first year of school, pupils are taught to recite the alphabet."

小学一年级时，学生们要学习背诵字母表。

Illustration confessions

confessions noun

/kənˈfɛʃənz/

坦白，供认，忏悔

"After the cookies disappeared, there were tearful confessions from the children about who ate them. "

饼干不见之后，孩子们哭着坦白了是谁偷吃的。

Illustration prostitute

prostitute noun

/ˈpɹɒstɪtjuːt/ /ˈpɹɑːstətuːt/

妓女，娼妓

"Because she needed money to support her family, she became a prostitute. "

因为她需要钱来养家糊口，所以她做了妓女。

Illustration windowsill

windowsill noun

/ˈwɪndəʊˌsɪl/ /ˈwɪndoʊˌsɪl/

窗台，窗沿。

"The cat was sleeping comfortably on the windowsill. "

猫咪舒服地睡在窗台上。

Illustration community

community noun

/k(ə)ˈmjunəti/ /kəˈmjuːnɪti/

社区，社群，团体

"The school community celebrated the end-of-year festival together. "

学校的师生和家长团体一起庆祝了年末节日。

Illustration dedication

dedication noun

/ˌdɛdɪˈkeɪʃən/

奉献，投入，专注。

"Her dedication to her studies earned her top grades in every subject. "

她对学习的全身心投入让她每门功课都名列前茅。

Illustration dedicated

dedicated verb

/ˈdɛdɪkeɪtəd/

奉献，献给。

"The family dedicated the new playroom to their recently deceased grandfather. "

这家人把新游戏室奉献给他们刚去世的祖父，以纪念他。

Illustration distinctive

distinctive noun

/dɪˈstɪŋktɪv/

特点，特色，特征。

"Her distinctive laugh, a high-pitched giggle, could be heard across the entire playground. "

她那独特的笑声，一种尖锐的咯咯笑，整个操场都能听到。

Illustration fourteenth

fourteenth noun

/ˌfɔːˈtiːnθ/ /ˌfɔɹˈtiːnθ/

第十四个, 第十四名

"The fourteenth in line for the bathroom was getting impatient. "

排在第十四位等卫生间的人开始不耐烦了。

Illustration extension

extension noun

/ɪkˈstɛnʃən/

延伸，扩大，扩展

"The library offered an extension on the due date for the overdue books. "

图书馆允许延期归还那些已经过期的书。

Illustration specifically

specifically adverb

/spəˈsɪf.ɪk.li/

特别地，专门地，明确地。

"My teacher explained the new math formula specifically for students in the advanced class. "

我的老师专门为提高班的学生讲解了新的数学公式。

Illustration religious

religious noun

/ɹɪ.ˈlɪ.d͡ʒəs/

僧侣，修女.

"The religious devoted much of their time to prayer and meditation. "

这些僧侣和修女们把大量时间奉献给祈祷和冥想。